Kilrush mourns loss of legendary Tommy Mangan
The death took place at the weekend of one of Clare’s best known footballers, Tommy Mangan from Kilrush.
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Woman (80s) dies following West Clare crash
A WOMAN in her eighties has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Kilcarroll outside Kilrush.
82 year old man died from hypothermia after outside fall in Cree
*Bernard Kennedy died in November 2023. AN 82-year old man died of hypothermia when unable to get up from a fall outside his remote West Clare home on a Winter’s night after his 78 year old wife collapsed unconscious while trying to ring for help, an inquest has heard.
‘I was added in & left without life support’ – Dr Nolan disappointed with lack of support from Fine Gael HQ
*Dr Tom Nolan (FG). Photograph: Joe Buckley. DR TOM NOLAN (FG) said he was “added in and left without life support” by Fine Gael party headquarters throughout his election campaign.
‘A result that will be studied in political classes for decades’ – Wynne records 96% drop in votes
*Violet-Anne Wynne (IND). Photograph: John Mangan DURING HER five year political career, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) has left an impression and she created further history in her second General Election campaign.
The Campaign Trail: Kevin Hassett in Kilrush
*Kevin Hassett (IND) with canvassers in Kilrush. RIGHTLY or wrongly Kevin Hassett (IND) won’t back down from a fight even when the odds are against him.
The Campaign Trail: Dr Tom Nolan in Quilty
*Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG) and Dr Tom Nolan (FG). ‘POLE POLE’ pronounced poley poley is Swahili for slowly, it’s a phrase etched in the minds of those who climb Kilimanjaro, Dr Tom Nolan (FG) is one of them and he’s reminded of the expression on the canvass.
‘Trust & confidence is gone’ – Wynne
*Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: John Mangan A KNACK for causing political shockwaves has proven to be a feature of Clare TD Violet-Anne Wynne’s (IND) time in politics.
63 year old Kilrush woman who sold counterfeit Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton goods at knock-down prices escapes jail
*The matter was before Kilrush District Court. A 63 year old West Clare woman convicted for selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Victoria Secrets designer goods for knock-down prices has escaped jail.
Fatal road traffic collision claims life of man (30s) in Kilmurry McMahon
A MAN in his thirties has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Kilmurry McMahon.
